The campaigner behind last year’s Supreme Court judgement on climate emissions has called for strict new rules that would prevent most future oil and gas extraction.
Three organisations are taking the government to the High Court this morning alleging that the UK climate plan is weak and inadequate.
The UK government is failing in its commitment that the public sector should “lead by example” on decarbonisation, MPs said today.
The UK strategy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could exceed targets set by parliament, government lawyers told the High Court today.
An influential group of MPs has accused the government of having no clear plan for funding the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.